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'''Nottingham''' was a [[city]] in [[England]], whose territory encompassed the notorious [[Sherwood Forest]]. | '''Nottingham''' was a [[city]] in the [[Midlands]] of [[England]], whose territory encompassed the notorious [[Sherwood Forest]]. | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
To the south-west of Nottingham was [[Birmingham]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}) [[Trent Bridge]] was located in Nottingham. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) | Nottingham was situated in the [[Midlands]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)}}) on the [[River Trent]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Family of Blood (TV story)}}) To the south-west of Nottingham was [[Birmingham]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}) [[Trent Bridge]] was located in Nottingham. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) Other locations included [[Broadmarsh Street]] and the district of [[Radford Parade]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Family of Blood (TV story)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Weatherman.jpg|thumb|Nottingham's location. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}})]]In the [[12th century]], it was led by a Sheriff and it hosted a fair. The Doctor visited Nottingham, where he met the famous [[Robin Hood]] and the evil [[Sheriff of Nottingham]]: according to one account, it was the [[First Doctor]] with [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Barbara Wright]]; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Thief of Sherwood (short story)}}) according to another account, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] with [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot of Sherwood (TV story)}}) [[Iris Wildthyme]] also encountered Robin Hood in Nottingham, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Wildthyme at Large (audio story)}}) and [[P.R.O.B.E.]] fought [[the Sherwood Sorceress]], who was based in a [[stone circle]] within Sherwood Forest and used illusions of Robin Hood to lure her victims, in the [[1990s]] and again in [[2021]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Sherwood | === Early history === | ||
[[File:Weatherman.jpg|thumb|Nottingham's location. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}})]] | |||
In the [[12th century]], it was led by a Sheriff and it hosted a fair. The Doctor visited Nottingham, where he met the famous [[Robin Hood]] and the evil [[Sheriff of Nottingham]]: according to one account, it was the [[First Doctor]] with [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]], and [[Barbara Wright]]; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Thief of Sherwood (short story)}}) according to another account, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] with [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot of Sherwood (TV story)}}) [[Iris Wildthyme]] also encountered Robin Hood in Nottingham, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Wildthyme at Large (audio story)}}) and [[P.R.O.B.E.]] fought [[the Sherwood Sorceress]], who was based in a [[stone circle]] within Sherwood Forest and used illusions of Robin Hood to lure her victims, in the [[1990s]] and again in [[2021]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Sherwood Sorceress (home video)}}) | |||
=== 20th century === | |||
[[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], in [[1913]], claimed to be from Nottingham, unaware that this was part of his fictional biography created for him by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Human Nature (TV story)}}) | [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], in [[1913]], claimed to be from Nottingham, unaware that this was part of his fictional biography created for him by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Human Nature (TV story)}}) | ||
In the [[1960s]], [[Ram Vermas]], his [[Vermas (The Day of the Clown)|wife]] and [[Haresh Chandra]]'s parents moved from [[India]] to [[England]]. They settled in Nottingham. From there their families | In the [[1960s]], [[Ram Vermas]], his [[Vermas (The Day of the Clown)|wife]] and [[Haresh Chandra]]'s parents moved from [[India]] to [[England]]. They settled in Nottingham. From there their families spread across the country. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Day of the Clown (novelisation)}}) | ||
According to the novel ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'', Nottingham was the birthplace of its protagonist [[Lemuel Gulliver]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) | According to the novel ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'', Nottingham was the birthplace of its protagonist [[Lemuel Gulliver]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) | ||
=== 21st century === | |||
During the [[ghost shift]] craze of [[2007]], [[ghost]]s, actually [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] from [[Pete's World]], were forecast as appearing in Nottingham. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}) | During the [[ghost shift]] craze of [[2007]], [[ghost]]s, actually [[Cybusman|Cybermen]] from [[Pete's World]], were forecast as appearing in Nottingham. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}}) | ||
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Sometime prior to [[March]] [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] went [[fishing]] near [[Trent Bridge]] in Nottingham. [[Chris Cave]] spotted him and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website [[Doctor Who?]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) | Sometime prior to [[March]] [[2005]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] went [[fishing]] near [[Trent Bridge]] in Nottingham. [[Chris Cave]] spotted him and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website [[Doctor Who?]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Cities visited by the First Doctor]] | [[Category:Cities visited by the First Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Cities visited by the Ninth Doctor]] | [[Category:Cities visited by the Ninth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Cities visited by the Twelfth Doctor]] | [[Category:Cities visited by the Twelfth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Cities visited by Iris Wildthyme]] | [[Category:Cities visited by Iris Wildthyme]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 24 August 2024
Nottingham was a city in the Midlands of England, whose territory encompassed the notorious Sherwood Forest.
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Nottingham was situated in the Midlands (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)"]) on the River Trent. (TV: The Family of Blood [+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)"]) To the south-west of Nottingham was Birmingham. (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"]) Trent Bridge was located in Nottingham. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"]) Other locations included Broadmarsh Street and the district of Radford Parade. (TV: The Family of Blood [+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 12th century, it was led by a Sheriff and it hosted a fair. The Doctor visited Nottingham, where he met the famous Robin Hood and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham: according to one account, it was the First Doctor with Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, and Barbara Wright; (PROSE: The Thief of Sherwood [+]Loading...["The Thief of Sherwood (short story)"]) according to another account, the Twelfth Doctor with Clara Oswald. (TV: Robot of Sherwood [+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"]) Iris Wildthyme also encountered Robin Hood in Nottingham, (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large [+]Loading...["Wildthyme at Large (audio story)"]) and P.R.O.B.E. fought the Sherwood Sorceress, who was based in a stone circle within Sherwood Forest and used illusions of Robin Hood to lure her victims, in the 1990s and again in 2021. (HOMEVID: Sherwood Sorceress [+]Loading...["Sherwood Sorceress (home video)"])
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
John Smith, in 1913, claimed to be from Nottingham, unaware that this was part of his fictional biography created for him by the Tenth Doctor. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)"])
In the 1960s, Ram Vermas, his wife and Haresh Chandra's parents moved from India to England. They settled in Nottingham. From there their families spread across the country. (PROSE: Day of the Clown [+]Loading...["Day of the Clown (novelisation)"])
According to the novel Gulliver's Travels, Nottingham was the birthplace of its protagonist Lemuel Gulliver. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the ghost shift craze of 2007, ghosts, actually Cybermen from Pete's World, were forecast as appearing in Nottingham. (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Loading...["Army of Ghosts (TV story)"])
Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]
Sometime prior to March 2005, the Ninth Doctor went fishing near Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Chris Cave spotted him and later wrote about it on the conspiracy website Doctor Who?. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
